Best 16/17th century works refuting Roman Catholicism?

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What are the best treatises or books from the 16th/17th century directly refuting Roman Catholic teachings and/or practices? I would like to read how the reformers set out their arguments
 
I very much appreciate Guido de Bres' Le Baston de la Foy. He marshalls evidence from Scripture and the Church Fathers against Rome on 18 topics. Unfortunately, it's not available in English.
 
William Whitaker's Disputations on Holy Scripture is by far the best Reformation era book on that topic, and his sparring partner is the RCC. Calvin wrote a treatise on the pronouncements of Trent, together with the antidote (it is in the 7 volume Tracts and Letters set). John Owen's volume 5 of his complete works is the best Reformation era treatment of justification, and it always has an eye towards Rome. For the Lutherans, you have to go with Martin Chemnitz's Examination of the Council of Trent. And, if you read Latin, then check out Ames's work Bellarminus Enervatus.
 
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